HR 3899
107th Congress
House
Health
Ambulatory care
Clinics
Counseling
Families
Family services
Hospices (Terminal care)
Housing and Community Development
Marriage counseling
Medicare
Mental health services
Nursing homes
Prospective payment systems (Medical care)
Psychotherapy
Rural hospitals
Social Welfare
Seniors Mental Health Access Improvement Act of 2002
Introduced: March 7, 2002
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 26, 2002
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Mar 7, 2002
Introduced in House
Mar 7, 2002
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Plain-English summary
Seniors Mental Health Access Improvement Act of 2002 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to provide for coverage of marriage and family therapist services and mental health counselor services under Medicare part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance). Includes coverage of: (1) certain mental health services provided in rural health clinics and federally qualified health centers; and (2) certain marriage and family therapist services provided in hospices.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Committees of jurisdiction
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